Cot fastener for hearse-ambulance bodies



Nav. 30,1926. y l 1,609,253v

, R. H. HUMMERT i COT `FASTENER FOR HEARSE AMBULANCE BODIES Filed July22, 1926 INVENTOR, I

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narran erases RQBERT H. HUMMERT, OF DAYTON, OHIO7 ASSIGNR T THE S. I-I.THMSON lVllamarte earner sigaretten.y

FAGTRING COMPANY, 0F DAYTON. O-IIG, A CORPORATON OF GEIQ.

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Application and .my 22, i926. serial no. 124,252.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cot fasteners'for hearseambulance bodies.

lt is the principal object of my invention to provide a simple,adjustable and easily operated means for fastening a wheeled cot in astationary position in a hearse-ainbulance body such as are employed onmotor vehicles. lV hen the automobile is used as a hearse, my cotfastening brackets, which are permanently attached to a side of thebody, may be easily lconcealed from view; and when the automobile isused as an ambulance, these bracl ets,'wliich are of channelconstruction, will receive clamping members that may be easilyaccommodated to the legs of the wheeled cot to hold it in an iinmovableposition until the patient is removed from the machine.

My cot fastening means are neatand at,- tractive, they take up butlittle space and the clamping members may be easily removed from thepermanently attached channel members when it is desired to use theautomobile as a hearse. Y Other important and incidental objects willbebrought out in the following specifi cations and particularly setforth subjoined claims.

ln the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is alongitudinal, sectional view taken through an automobilehearse-ambulance body, showing` a wheeled cot firmly held therein by myimproved fastening means. Figure 2 is a perspective view of'one of thecot-leg receiving clamps. Figure 3 is a perspective view of the otherclamp, which is adjustable longitudinallyto accommodate itself to thecot-leg which is behinfl the 'leg that is received by the first clamp. yof the channel bracket members that is permanently attached to a side ofthe hearse` Vambulance body.

Referring to the accompanying drawings f Vfor a detailed description ofmy inventiorn the numeral l in Figure l -designates one side, and 2 thefloor, of an automobile heareeambulance adapted to receive through therear a wheeled cot 3. For the Vpurpose of rmly holding this cot in astationary vposition when the automobile is used as an ambulance, thefollowing means are provided.V

Referring'to Figures 1 and 4, there are in the And Figure 4 is a frontview of one provided for`Y permanent attachment to the side wall l ofthe hearse-am'bulance7 chan-v nel members4. As shown lin Figure 4, eachchannel member 4-comprises a metal plate having a thick, rounded, frontcentral por-v tion which tapers inwardly from a fiat top ear 5 to aflat-bottom ear G. 'Each ear contains a hole 7 to receive a screworother fastening element for the purpose of firmly attaching the plate tothe side wall l of the hearse-ambulance body shown in Figure l. rlhethick central portion of the plate 4 is formed with a dove-tail groove 8which tapers inwardly'throughout its length from top to bottom.

' One of the kbracket plates 4 is permanently secured to theside wall lof the hearseeam-y bulance body opposite av point where it is desiredthemiddle portion of a front leg?) of the wheeled cot 3 should come.Another plate 4 is permanently attached to the lside wall 1 of thehearse-ambulance at a point behind the rst'p'late 4 where it will beopposite thel middle portion'of a rear leg l0 of hearse these`permanently attached vbracket plates 4' maybe covered by any suitablemeans. y v

For the purpose of holding the wheeled cot SinV animmovablepositionwithin vthe automobile whenjthe latter is lused as van* ambulance, thereare provided for entrance into the dove-tail grooves 8 of the channelplates 4,4, the following adjustable clamping memn bers. Slidable fromthe top into the groove 8 'of Athe front bracket plate 4 is a.4 wedgemember 11 havingan uppervoutwardly projectinof channelpart in whichV theinner end of ay at clamping piece l2 is fitted and permanently held. Theouter end of this clamping piece l2 isv bent to hook shape to fit aroundthe before mentioned front leg 9, of the cot 3. (See "Figures,V 1 V andThis outer end of the clamping piecev 125 which .will be designatedbythe numeral 1 3, isheld Ot-lleliwedge member ll is inserted, butA in ythreaded shank of a screw 22.

its channel projection there...is securedv the right angled'end 16 ot aflat, clamp-supporting piece 17. Free to slide longitudinally yalongthis piece 17 is a flat, clamping piece 18 formed with a slot 19 in itsrear end and terminating at its front end in a right-angled part 2O fromwhich said piece is bent rearwardly and then forwardly in a curved lineto form a hook portion 21 to engage the betore mentioned rear leg of thecot from a direction opposite to that in which the liront leg 9 isengaged by the hook 13 on the clamping piece 12. V(See Figures 1 and 3.)

rEer the purpose of holding the clamping piece 18 in an adjustedposition with respect to the supporting piece 17 there projects througha hole in the latter, into and ihrough ythe slot 19 in the former, theTo the outer end of the latter there is applied a handle nut .23 bymeansot which the clamping` piece 1.8 is drawn irmiy against the supporting`piece 17. To assist the screw 22 in supportf ing the clamping piece 18,there is secured to the supporting piece 17 an angle clip 2l upon whichthe clamping piece 18 is free to slide. (See Figure rlhe wedge member 11of the rear plate l also carries a thumb screw lil for the same purposetor which the similar thumb screw is employed in connec- Vtion with thefront plate t.

'llfhen it is desired to use the body shown in Figure 1 as an ambulanceone, the permanently attached plates e, l are uncovered and theirrespective clam ving members inserted in their dove-tail grooves 8. Thecot 3 then wheeled to a position close against the side 1 ot the bodywherein its inner front leg 9'will engage the hook portion 13 of thetrout clamping piece 12. rl`he handlejnut 13 oit the rear clamping unitis then loosened so that the clamping piece 18 may be moved forwardly toengage its hook portion 21 behind the rear inner leg 10 of the cot. Thehandle nut 28 is then tightened tofirmly hold the clamping piece 18 inits adjusted position, whereupon the cot will be solidly held in astationary position within the car. By tightening the thumb screws 14the clamping pieces 18 and 18 willv be held against vertical movementincident to jars to which the automobile is subjected intraw cling anuneven road.

lt is thus seen that I have provided simple,

j compact and easily adjusted fastening meansfor the wheeledY Acots 'ofheures-ambulance bodies. j j Having described myiiivention, l, claim: 1.Means Jfor fastening a wheeled cot in a motor vehicle body, comprisingavpair of channel members permanently attachable to one side ci saidbody, a clamping device in sertable in one channelmember vto engage eneinnerleg of the cot, and a longitudinally ustableclainping deviceinsertable iii the projecting other channel member to engage the otherinner leg of the 'cot for thev purpose specified.

2. Means for fastening a wheeled cot in a motor vehicle body, comprisinga pair ot channel members permanently attachable to one side of saidbody, an element insel-table inone channel member, a clamping piecehaving a hook end portion secured to said insertable element forengagement with one inner leg of said cot, an element insertable in theother channel member, a horizontal supporting piece carried by saidinscrtable element, and a clamping piece having a hook end portion,adjustable along said supporting piece for engagement with the otherinner leg of said cot for the purpose specied.

8. Means for fastening a wheeled cot in :i motor vehicle body,comprising a pair of channel members permanently attachable to' one sideof said body, a clamping piece in sertable in one channel member toengage one inner leg of the cot, an element insertable in the otherchannel member, a flat horir vontal sup-porting piece carriedk by saidinsertable element, a 'flat clamping piece formed with a slot in one endand formed with a hook portion on its other end, a screw I from thesupporting through said slot, and a nut adapted to be applied to theouter end of said screw to hold the clamping piece in an adjustedposition relative to the other inner leg of said cot, for the purpose'specilied.

1l. Means for 'fastening a wheeled cot in a motor vehicle' body,comprising a pairct bracket members permanently attachable to one sideof said body,v each bracket member formed with a dove-tail groovetapering invardly from top to bottom, a wedge element insertable Y'fromthe top in each groove, a clamping device carried by one wedge elementfor engagement with one inner leg or' the cot, and an adjustableclamping device carried by the other wedge element for engagement vwiththe other inner leg of said cot for the purpose specified.

5. Means for fastening a wheeled cot in a motor vehicle'body, comprisinga pair of bracket members permanently attachableto gagement with. oneinner leg of the cot, :i

laterali adjustable claim in@ device carried J e; i

piece lll.)

bythe other wedge `element for'engagement withthe other leg oit saidcot, and a set screw carried byjeaclrwedge elementto hold' it in anadjusted vertical position within' its respective bracket member.

In witness whereorn l have hereunto setmy hand this 20th day of July.1826.

'ROBERTH

